Inhibitors of cellular metabolic processes

A compound according to formula IA or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

• wherein
• RA is selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C14-carbocycle, (C3-C14-carbocyclo)-C1-C6-alkyl-, 3- to 14-membered heterocycle or heterocyclo-C1-C6-alkyl- (wherein 1 to 4 heterocycle ring members are heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S), (3- to 14-membered heterocyclo)oxy-, C6-C14-aryl, (C6-C14-aryl)-C1-C6-alkyl-, C6-C14-aryloxy-, —(CH2)0-6NR1(CH2)0-6C(O)R2, NR1R2, C(O)NR1R2, NR1C(NR2)NR1R2, NR1C(NR2)(═NR1), SR1, —CN, and —OH;
• wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, and heterocycle is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of R, OR1, halo, —N═N—R1, NR1R2, —(C1-C6-alkyl)NR1R2, —C(O)OR1, —C(O)NR1R2, —OC(O)R1, —CN, —OP(O)(OR1)1-2, and oxo;
• RB is selected from the group consisting of H, C2-C6-alkenyl, and C1-C6-alkyl, wherein RB is optionally substituted by one or more R1;
• RC, RD, and RE are independently selected from the group consisting of C3-C14-carbocycle, C6-C14-aryl, and 3- to 14-membered heterocycle (wherein 1 to 4 heterocycle ring members are heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S),
• wherein RC, RD, and RE are optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of R1, —OR1, halo, —NR1R2, —(C1-C6-alkyl)-NR1R2, —C(O)OR1, —C(O)NR1R2, —NO2, —CN, and oxo;
• and
• R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, D (2H), —CN, —OH, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, NH2, —S(O)0-2—(C1-C6-alkyl), —S(O)0-2-(C6-C14-aryl), —C(O)(C1-C6-alkyl), —C(O)(C3-C14-carbocyclo), —C3-C14-carbocycle, C6-C14-aryl, 3- to 14-membered heterocycle or heterocyclo(C1-C6-alkyl)- (wherein 1 to 4 heterocycle ring members are heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S),
• wherein each alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, carbocycle, and heterocycle moiety of R1 and R2 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, halo, —NH2, —NHC(O)(OC1-C6-alkyl), —NO2, —CN, oxo, —C(O)OH, —C(O)O(C1-C6-alkyl), —C1-C6-alkyl(C1-C6-alkoxy), —C(O)NH2, C1-C6-alkyl, —C(O)C1-C6-alkyl, —OC1-C6-alkyl, —Si(C1-C6-alkyl)3, C6-C14-aryl, —(C1-C6-alkyl)(C6-C14-aryl), 3- to 14-membered heterocycle or heterocyclo(C1-C6-alkyl)- (wherein 1 to 4 heterocycle ring members are heteroatoms selected from N, O, and S), and —O(C6-C14-aryl),
• wherein each alkyl, aryl, and heterocyclo in R1 and R2 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, —OC1-C6-alkyl, halo, —NH2, —(C1-C6-alkyl)NH2, —C(O)OH, CN, and oxo.